counter for chairs or seats
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
a great variety of; diversity
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
inspection; examination; checking
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin; to set about; to start
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
narrow; thin (sized); slender
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
military personnel; soldier
military service; conscription
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
transport; transportation
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
older employee who does not have much actual work
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful